European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 pageantry and parties abound at Garmisch f Sis photo by red Grandy an a London bus advertises gear it Zylba Halakin staff writer its kind of like the Kentucky a Spectator people dont really come to see the they lust come for All the the analogy int most of the thousands who flock to Louisville the first saturday of May Are Lucky if they catch a glimpse of hones Uil during the Kin for the at the Alpine ski world the crowds see Only the tall end of the so races As the Long courses Start far up the mountains where Only to cameras and press photographers can capture the but Here la schnapps and Wurst replace mint juleps and country Ham where the stars Are Ritler and i her turf is parties and pageantry its a and exciting to be part the of is on the six of them spread Over an eight Day period which ends the Best skiers from 35 nations Are vying for top honors in their Hie medals they Hope to win Are second in importance Only to those awarded in olympic the Alpine ski world championships take place every four two years after every like the these races involve big Money and prepare in 1975 Garmisch was awarded the Honor of hosting the 1978 the budget for the event is 13 Mil lion Marks nearly w three million Marks is expected to be covered by Entrance and sponsor to the rest is financed by the German the state of Bavaria and the City of new ski trails had to be new ski lifts were roads were yet government expenditures in this event might tie Small compared to the total investment of sponsors who compete for the ski Money As seriously As skiers compete for everywhere you look in this Mountain town Are advertising signs and ban the sides of taxis Are plastered with posters for co mar ski clothes buildings Are draped with cloth ban ners emblazoned with names such As san Marco fix some of the manufacturers of ski products have set up centers where their wares Are others have hospitality suites offering drinks and a yugoslavian ski company shows a Aki film on a screen Cov ering the Windshield of a bus parked Between two at the pretty girls in Snappy uniforms dispense free samples of Flavoured creams to put on your lips when you bubbles for your Bath after you Cream for your body for after your  slopes made for sliding pc the Soots Tab ski were att silk fib away at tent Aesta ill for used of the while seek tag Iaea fur the Alpine shop windows in Garmisch Are full of Alpine cup championship souvenirs pm nor the equipment people Are no doubt the biggest spend ers mid biggest when Josef Walcher of Austria won the downhill you almost wondered if the Victory be longed to the manufacturer of the skis he it most world class skiers Are under contract with specific ski it works this Way countries set up and or a hefty Price a company can buy then skiers of that country try out their when they find a ski they with the approval of their they sign a contract to ski that manufacturers de pending on the arrangement the manufacturer has with the National the skier and team each Cam a set for the the earnings arc olym Pic Gold medal Winner franc Klammer is said to earn several Hundred thousand dollars a year from the Fischer ski in the age of advanced where Dreuth of a second can separate the Winner from the the refinements of a ski Are the night before the big equipment experts work Over sus skis ready for a they wait until seconds before the racer Steps into the starting Gate to determine which ski will carry him Down the Basing the decision on Teml null Snow once the skier sails under the finish he enters a special a kind of Cage whose boundaries Are Bales of if his time is the pack of Media representatives push and shove to get close to their microphones fighting for space near his How was this run compared to your training run do you feel your Wax was satisfactory old you nuke mistakes ii the turns the skiers who Are among the fastest Are the the others Are virtually within spill seconds they make it or break when they have made the smites and satisfaction Are something to when they it can be especially fiks they had been used to winning and had expected to after the austrian came in fifth in the downhill Here his disgust and depression were frightening to the skiers who do poorly might not be in a mood to but some of the people who come to watch these races do Little especially in the every night of this race week offers something in the ment line dance a folklore an a championship and of business is brisk in the Chicchi discos and Casino in a part like atmosphere even prevailed on the slopes monday when Hannes the Man who in vented a ski binding by that staged he Marker zip championships for the super skiers of greats from the past such As Stein Erickson of Norway and ton Sailer of Austria showed up to do their thing in an exhibition slalom one of the racers was 77yearold Roll Streiff of Switz a 1932 olympic whether its horses or races bring out people and fashion is a in Hay in the Blue its pastels and in Bavaria in its conservationists women with a penchant for luxury pelts of foxes and Lynx and beavers and Raccoon cover both the in look for the outdoors seems to be a big Bushy hat at a Long coat of Matching High boots of a different animals coat and Muff of something an attention getting look for indoor Wear was been on an Raven haired creature wearing thigh High leather boots topped with a to ency Nightgown Type Blouse that skimmed her leather covered As if they were polishing the Queens before they May have As Many As four different pain of the Kentucky Derby and the Alpine Sti Champion ships rank at the top As Media eight Hundred members of the press Are Here to report on an enormous auditorium has been converted into a work room for them with rows and rows of tables and Type writ As in those who want the Best View of the show wisely avoid the the the in comfortable they turn on the tube and Settle Down in their favorite